3pt snowblower

I think its about time i get a 3pt snowblower,

2 local dealers have this brand called lynx, this is
something that would only be used around my place
not commercially, are they any good? I dont want to
by junk, but i also dont need top of the line, my dad
has one called blizzard, i think made in Canada he
has never had any trouble with it. Any advice, i
know loftness, erskine, buhler ect are all good
brands. Buy i want something reasonably price

I have a Sno Machine they were blue, sure looks like a very similar design/ build to what I have. Mine would be their next line bigger, mine is a 7 foot.

I know most 3 pt snow blowers are gonna look alike, but the bracing and shielding are all very similar.

Paul

I can t buy one for my garden tractor for that money

Pretty cheap that’s for sure . I’d like a snow blower but for the 4 feet of snow we get once in 5 years I can’t hardly justify it

Ya, iv lived in my house for 20 years and haven’t bought one, you just never know, winters are so unpredictable, its like buying a snowmobile, people spend up to $12 grand on one, then we get no snow!

Snow blowers all look much alike. I bought a new snow blower 3 years ago. It is built by one of the Mennonite welding/manufacturing shops here in Ontario and looks very much like the blower in your picture. My snowblower is over 8 feet wide and I think it cost around $3,500.00 CND $$. My blower came with a hydraulic motor to rotate the shoot. Your post doesn’t say how wide the blower you are looking at is. The greater the width, the more they cost.

I have discussed mine which is an Inland brand, 6’ wide which I extended to 7’. I put off buying one for many years but the 4020 with powershift has a low enough 1st gear reverse to work with deeper snow. We get blizzards here on average of every 5-6 years but a 12” snow with wind will drift badly. I don’t use it about 2 of those 5-6 years, but when I need it, it is money well spent. My wife can run it easily too. The nice thing about blowers is this: they are much faster than pushing. They compact the snow as thrown and the piles are much smaller. If you tilt it up, you can clear stone drives and grass areas without much scalping. Yes, you need to twist around. Yes, I have no cab and I need one. Do not get a manual rotation. You will aim that thing constantly. There are many things we spend money on to indulge ourselves. Things like log splitters versus an axe. Air conditioning versus fans. One last thing in my case: a long drifted in lane was a bad reality when a storm was forecast. It caused me missed work hours. Once cleared, it often re-drifted at night. Now, I don’t even worry about it because I have the right tool to knock it out. Just like my discbine over the old haybine, it turns from a battle into an enjoyable task. And I am not exaggerating.

Here's the BER-VAC I use on an AC 7040 Powershift. NO MORE sore neck using dad's rear mount.

Older Allied 84 inch on my 1550. Used to use it on a Ford 2000 with non-live PTO. A little too much for that tractor but it got the job done.

Main things with a tractor mounted snowblower are live pto and slow reverse speed and wide enough to clear the width of the tractor tires . I have one here but haven’t needed to use it for several years. Would you put it on your 4 wd loader tractor? That would make a nice snow mover . Even a good walk behind snow blower can move a lot of snow. You will end up wanting a cab tractor if you use it much.

That Lynx is the light duty line from Pronovost. Their commercial ones are some of the best blowers built. I dont have any experience with the lighter ones.

Your dad's blizzard was built by Ber-vac. They also build the Deere Frontier line and Kubotas blowers.

Yes on my 4x4 loader tractor, pto is fine and it has a 12x12 sss transmission.,it can handle a 6foot blower but i may get a 62” one.

Good info thank you.

This is a 62” one. I could get a 72” for $2400

I do have my old ariens too, repowered with a predator engine.

Price goes way up once you hit 7 foot size.

60-78" sizes are all close in price.

Get hyd rotation and tip if you can.

MK Martin Meteor is good as well.

My dad bought this six foot McKee about 1976. It was the smallest and cheapest version they sold. Didn't even have an oil bath gear box for the angle drive. Its been loose and rattly for years but it can still make the tractors work hard blowing snow when needed. Its a bit narrow at six feet as it barely covers the width of the rear tires but after 45+ years I guess I'm used to it. Manual chute works ok til it gets snow packed in the tube and gets almost impossible to turn. One thing you learn pretty quick is to always work WITH the wind or you will turn into a snowman on an open tractor. When that fine snow hits you it chills right through heavy clothing.